Elzbieta of Poland

Elzbieta of Poland (1326-) was Queen of Poland from 22 January 1338 to 24 November 1342, succeeding Casimir III of Poland and preceding Kunegunda of Poland.

Biography
Elzbieta was born in 1326, daughter of King Casimir III of Poland and Aldona of Lithuania; she was their eldest child, and one the last scions of the House of Piast of Poland. On 22 January 1338, her father Casimir the Great died a maimed cripple at the age of 27, and Elzbieta acceeded to the throne as the Queen of Poland, with Mantvydas of Poland as her consort. Through her marriage to Mantvydas, Elzbieta formed an alliance with her father-in-law Gediminas of Lithuania, creating a strong power base in the Baltics. However, Holy Roman Emperor John the Blind decided to campaign against her to gain the support of the German nobility, and he succeeded in enforcing her younger sister Kunegunda's claim to the throne. Elzbieta was deposed, and her sister became the new queen.